Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 08 JUL 1965 |
| Tijd: | 15:41 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6B |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPAL |
| Registratie: | CF-CUQ |
| Constructienummer: | 43844/334 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1953 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 29998 |
| Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 46 / inzittenden: 46 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 52 / inzittenden: 52 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 32 km (20 mijl) W of 100 Mile House, BC (Canada)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR), Canada |
| Prince George Airport, BC (YXS/CYXS), Canada | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 21 |
Canadian Pacific Flight 21 was a domestic flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Whitehorse (YXY) via Prince George (YXS), Fort St . John (YXJ), Fort Nelson (YYE) and Watson Lake (YQH).
At 14:42, the DC-6 "Empress of City of Buenos Aires" took off on an instrument flight plan for Prince George, via Victor 300 and Blue 22 airways.
En route, at 15:29 the crew reported to Vancouver ATC Centre that they had passed Ashcroft at 16,000 feet. They were estimating William Lake at 15:48.
At 15:38 hours, Vancouver Centre called Flight 21 and did not receive a reply. About two minutes later, three "Mayday" calls were heard by Vancouver Centre. An explosion had occurred in the left aft lavatory. Smoke trailed the aircraft and the tail separated from the fuselage. The main portion of the wreckage assumed a nose down attitude and spiralled to the left until it crashed into a wooded area.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Explosion of a device which resulted in aerial disintegration." Bronnen:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA
» ICAO Circular 88-AN/74 (150-154)
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Vancouver International Airport, BC en Prince George Airport, BC bedraagt 520 km (325 miles).
De afstand tussen Vancouver International Airport, BC en Prince George Airport, BC bedraagt 520 km (325 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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